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Grammar Exercise

Inversion for Emphasis and Formal Style

Use subject-auxiliary inversion after negative fronting, restrictive adverbials, conditionals, comparisons, and place expressions.

Interactive exercise

Inversion for Emphasis and Formal Style

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains Inversion for Emphasis and Formal Style?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in Inversion for Emphasis and Formal Style?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “Rarely the team has faced such pressure.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “Only when did the test finish we relaxed.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?